Chapter 130 (1/2)

Translator: Kurehashi+ Aiko

Editor: [QueenieZhuz]

Voluon-san and Emperor's Determination

「Tell me, Lavdono: what do you think of this country?」

「…… To be perfectly honest, I was surprised」

Even though Mikado-san asked ly, I knew that he wanted to hear my honest opinion

Here in this land, the appearance of er than in Ballohere it was relatively high to begin with Not tothe land But even so, the land was beautiful and rich in resources, and people's faces were lively and vibrant

When I first saw it all, I thought that everyone in here were oblivious to the dangers thatwith the the appearance of ht took their arms and helped with defense, while others were quickly evacuating to safety

The Guardians and Shrine Maidens were all well trained and experienced in fighting thes much easier for the citizens

The e and different in here as well They didn't attack people in blind rage in most cases, and sometimes they even avoided contact with huh their everyday lives were in constant danger, people were still able to laugh and re that was cultivated overthe bonds ofthat I have observed during this past week and he nods his head cheerfully, the athtly warmer than before

「Noould you say if I told you that the Head Shrine Maiden is being a prisoner of all of this prosperity?」

Hearing that, the atain, with Nectar and I not quite understanding what Mikado-san was getting at

「Aside fro with the Gods of this land, the Shrine Maidens of Taisha are also responsible fora barrier that protects Towa from various calamities It is said that since the days of old the Gods were reat evils But even so, sometimes those evils would find their way in and prowl the land」

「Prowl?」

I asked, and Mikado-san nodded his head

「Yes, it is said that once every thousand or few thousand years the dee this lands of their lives」

Then, Karursan put down her chopsticks and corrected her posture, sensing that it was her ticovers everything as far as the eye can see, and every existence affected by the fog disappears To e, no one was able to survive that hell on earth」

Karursan paused here for a ed to coic was able to erode the fog and neutralize the monsters that were spawn out of it But we have never felt so helpless before During the first ti I was able to do was to pick up and bury my fallen brethren Still, those who became corpses were the lucky ones, for a vast majority of them simply disappeared」

Karursan's face tenses up instantly

The fact that she, a deh of a reason for us to believe her just how horrible that was

「The second time around, there werethat I lost all of my contractors Back then the contract rituals were still incoave me all of their life force and withered away」

Now Karursan's voice was filled with hatred, so it ht now

…… I know that it was hard for her, butwith her an to spill from her mouth

「Karura, you know, it's kinda hard to take you seriously when you're having red bean paste spilling from your mouth」

「Y, you should've toldbefore you start talking」

I said that to Karursan while passing her a handkerchief, and as she proceeded to wipe her face off with it, her face was flushed red completely

「If it was so horrible, then why didn't you just try to run away? Couldn't you demons just evacuate on your own and leave the huhtly as that」

Karursan responded without hesitation, he face tense again

「At the tion who had a contract with the people of Towa, but it got tired of them and left them in their hour of need It was different from us demons, who liked this land and its people It didn't care in the slightest」

Karursan's expression turned even darker now

「This cataclysain I just can't sit around and let it continue like it's nothing」

「That is e turned to you for help」

Says Mikado-san while laughing, but Karursan looked genuinely angry

She turned towardsin her eyes

「Nowadays, the peace is being protected by the joint efforts of the Guardians, Shrine Maidens and the Head Shrine Maiden People are oblivious to the fact that they are being protected froer by the sacrifice of others The ancient ones decided as such Because of that, the peace is being protected However, Shrine Maidens are still people of this country」